Ewell West station

Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 Oct 2013

The London & Southampton Railway opened its line from Nine Elms to Southampton in 1838. This soon became the London & South Western Railway. On 4th April 1859, the London & South Western Railway opened a branch to Epsom. This left the main line west of Wimbledon. Ewell West and Worcester Park stations were the only ones between Wimbledon and Epsom which opened on the same day as the line itself. Ten years later there was still no place of any importance between Wimbledon and Epsom and little traffic used the line except on race days. Raynes Park opened in 1871, Motspur Park in 1925, and Stoneleigh in 1932. From 1905 to 1950 there was a connection at Ewell West to The Horton Light Railway which had been built to transport building materials to the cluster of hospitals in the Horton Lane area. This is the view from the up platform looking in the direction of London. The attractive original LSWR station building can be seen on the opposite platform.

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